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Jeanette Gaskamp

Jeanette Gaskamp

Jun 28, 2012

Jeanette Schovajsa Gaskamp, 70, wife of Vernon Gaskamp, died June 28, 2012 in Houston. Funeral services are scheduled for 2 p.m., Monday, July 2, 2012 at Nelsonville Brethren Church with Pastor Michael Groseclose officiating. Burial will follow in National Cemetery in Nelsonville. The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday evening from 5 until 7 p.m. at Memorial Oaks...

Henry Mikolajczak, Sr.

Henry Mikolajczak, Sr.

Jun 25, 2012

Henry Charles Mikolajczak, Sr. husband of Stella Swierkowski Mikolajczak, passed away June 25, 2012 in Bryan. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 28, 2012 in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Chappell Hill, offered by Father David Ivey. Burial will follow in St. Stanlislaus Catholic Church Cemetery in Chappell Hill. The family will receive friends and...

Herbert Kettler

Herbert Kettler

Jun 23, 2012

Herbert Kettler, 90, died June 23, 2012 in Gazebo Terrace Convalescent Center in Brenham. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 27, 2012 in Bethlehem Lutheran Church of William Penn, with Pastor Jeffrey King officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends and relatives Tuesday evening from 5 until 7:30 p.m. at...

Ruth Wehmeyer

Ruth Wehmeyer

Jun 23, 2012

Ruth Lehmann Wehmeyer, widow of Edgar Wehmeyer, passed away June 23, 2012 in Scott and White Hospital in Brenham. The funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill, with Pastor David Hansen officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 until 8...

Florence Hammer

Florence Hammer

Jun 20, 2012

Florence Marie Hammer, 87, wife of Cecil Hammer, Sr., died June 20, 2012. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2012 in Prairie Lea Cemetery, with Charlie Matejowsky officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, June 23 at the Fellowship Baptist Church. Rev. Darren Donaldson will officiate. Visitation will be from...

Sue Tomlinson

Sue Tomlinson

Jun 13, 2012

Sue Crawford Tomlinson, age 63 passed away June thirteenth from complications of diabetes. Sue was born on January 6, 1949 to B.C. and Gayle Crawford. She graduated from Brenham High School and enrolled in Texas A & M, College Station as a member of the first class to admit women. She transferred to University of Houston where she received...

Billy Wolverton, Sr.

Billy Wolverton, Sr.

Jun 11, 2012

Billy Thomas Wolverton, Sr., 72, died June 11, 2012 in Central Texas Veteran''s Hospital in Temple. A Memorial Service is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, June 15, 2012 in St. Paul''s Lutheran Church in Rehburg. Bill was born January 14, 1940 in Mt. Enterprise, Texas to Bettye Jackson and Hollys Wolverton. After high school, he served his country in...

Vernon Plueckhahn

Vernon Plueckhahn

Jun 7, 2012

Vernon William Plueckhahn, 85, of Brenham, died June 7, 2012 at Kruse Memorial Lutheran Village in Brenham. Funeral services will be held Sunday, June 10 at 2:00 p.m. in Martin Luther Lutheran Church of Carmine. Burial will be in La Bahia Cemetery, near Burton. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, June 9 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at...

Fayma Harms

Fayma Harms

Jun 4, 2012

Fayma T. Wilson Harms, 91, died June 4, 2012. Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Friday, June 8, 2012 in South Memorial Park in Pearland. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham. Fayma was born March 22, 1921 in Cheapside, TX. to Wm. R. and Eunice Fay Lord...

Ora Mueller

Ora Mueller

Jun 3, 2012

Ora Nell Rudloff Mueller, 89, of Brenham, of Brenham, widow of Adolph Mueller, Jr., went home to be with her Lord and Savior June 3, 2012 at Scott and White Hospital with her daughters at her side. Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Wesley Brethren Church, with Pastor Michael Groseclose officiating. Burial will...

Henry Schumacher

Henry Schumacher

Jun 3, 2012

Henry Fred Schumacher passed away June 3, 2012 in Tomball. He was born Nov. 10, 1921 in Gay Hill, Texas to Henry and Ella Schumacher. After the early death of his mother, he was raised by his paternal uncle and his wife, Fritz and Bertha Schumacher. Henry served in the U. S. Army from 1942 until 1946, and attended...

Mary Heckmann

Mary Heckmann

Jun 2, 2012

Mary Ann Heckmann, 93, left this earthly home and arrived at her heavenly home on June 2, 2012. Mary Ann was born April 11, 1919 to Herman and Annie Wendorf Klar near Carmine, Texas. She was baptized October 26, 1919 in Round Top, Texas by Pastor A. H. Falkenberg. Mary Ann confirmed her faith on March 25, 1934 with...

Barbara Chafin

Barbara Chafin

May 30, 2012

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Melvin Loesch

Melvin Loesch

May 29, 2012

Melwin W. Loesch, 84, of Brenham, died May 29, 2012. He is survived by his wife, Ora Nell Loesch, and daughter, Patsy Loesch of Brenham, and brother and sister-in-law, Leroy and Ruth Loesch of Brenham. Melvin was a retired employee of Brenham National Bank. Melvin was born Aug. 21, 1927 to Theo. W. and Seda Emshoff Loesch. He attended...

Bernice Steinbach

Bernice Steinbach

May 27, 2012

Bernice Steinbach was born on May 16, 1923 at her parents'' home in Rehburg. She was the oldest child of Robert and Melinda Bosse Nienstedt. She was baptized July 8, 1923 at St. Paul''s Lutheran Church of Rehburg by Rev. H. Weber and confirmed September 19, 1937, in Rehburg by Rev. C.A. Lehne. She attended Rehburg School completing 8th...

Peter Cockle

Peter Cockle

May 27, 2012

Peter Cockle, 78, husband of Claudia Maddox Cockle, passed away May 27, 2012 in Brenham Rest Home. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 2 p.m. in St. John''s United Church of Christ in Burton, with Pastor Glenn Schoeneberg officiating. The family requests that colorful, casual clothing be worn to the service. No black clothing,...

J. Bailey

J. Bailey

May 26, 2012

J. L. Bailey loving husband and father ended his battle with cancer on May 26, 2012. Born in Carthage Texas on January 4, 1941 he was raised in Beckville, Texas where he was active in school, boy scouts and working on the farm. He graduated from Beckville High School in 1959 and attended Kilgore Jr. College. J.L. started his...

Michael Horrocks

Michael Horrocks

May 22, 2012

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Agnes Goldberg

Agnes Goldberg

May 22, 2012

Agnes Faye Goldberg, 61, of Brenham, died May 22, 2012, at Bluebonnet Hills Care Center in Brenham. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 24 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Rehburg with Pastor Erbey Gonzales officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, May...

Doris Miller

Doris Miller

May 22, 2012

Doris Louise Cooley Miller passed away May 22, 2012 at the age of 92. She was born in Choctaw Oklahoma on November 10, 1919 to Mildred and Tenal Cooley. She is preceded in death by her daughter, Minta Marcia Miller, her brother Tenal Cooley, and her husband Eugene L Miller. She graduated from Tulsa Central High School and graduated...